one state funded organisation has given over some money to another state funded organisation

hard to see how anyone is going to lose sleep over that

Say they pay up, where does this money go?

Paris hilton coz ofcom bosses MAY use the money ofr stimulating ways

Ross and Brand should pay the fine! Why are WE being penalised?! WE ARE PAYING FOR: (1) the people of Ofcom to investigate, (2) the people at the BBC to continue employing Ross, and (3) the resulting fine imposed by Ofcom on the BBC. Marvellous use of tax-payers' money, and meanwhile I have to pay extra to get my bins collected.

Indeed. Ofco<s>n</s>m is in effect fining the licence payer. In makes no sense.

Are they joking? They do realise how the BBC makes it money? So they've fined ME for Jonathan Ross and that Robert Smith lookalike being pricks.

Why take money away from the BBC itself? Take it out of that overpaid, sycophant's pocket, and then tell the BBC to sack him and spend the £6M/year on quality.

I thought fonejacker was made by channel 4, therefore making is exempt from all broadcasting standards?

That's why I have refused to take a license for 10 years. Sick of state-funded propaganda, 'social-agenda' news, made-up news, junkets for Common Purpose members. How can a fine be imposed on the license-fee payer for the behaviour of those millionaires running it.

Wossy didn't actually loose that much, if anything over this farce. The Beeb continued to pay the production company 'Hot Sauce' during Wossy's 12 week holiday. And who owns 'Hot Sauce'?? Yep, Wossy himself.

It's all bollocks, which is why I don't have a tv license (or a TV). The feckers at the license-agency - ran by Crapita - still threatened me with red-letters and court action. The letters and threats didn't actually stop until I threatened them with legal action.

We pay for the Beeb (well, I don't anymore) and then we also pay for the dvd's of the series they make with our (your) money. I think every taxpayer should be exempt for paying for the Beebs dvd's - as long as they can present a valid license.

Friday afternoon. I want to go home.

Or are they going to use it to fund selling off OUR bandwidth?

So Brand and Ross told Sachs that Brand had slept with his daughter. Hmmmmmm

Positively scandalous if it was a lie, but it wasn't and Miss Bailey makes porn (CFNM) whos website declares "Grand Daughter of Andrew Sachs" She's the one who embarressed her dear old Grandfather (who is an adult after all) and he has not done badly out of it now that he's starring in a soap.

Maybe I'm missing something but what was the problem again ? 98% of complaints were made long after the show broadcast so who cares shouldn't these people all be out setting fire to Google street view cars or something ?

Great now the left arm has fined the right arm that makes complete sense, whats the point of the BBC anyway we pay for it and Gordo Brown and his mates fine them or slap them on the wrist if they don't do as they are told. As soon as the moral majority object to the smallest thing, we might as well have ads, I'd prefer advertisers censoring my viewing rather than the fearful middle classes and the governement who tries to keep them voting labour.

come on folks... unless standards have slipped so far since I left Blighty that he's now the cream of the crop I fail to see why he was employed by the Beeb at all.

Poo bum wee jokes from 5 year olds are funny but it's a sign of the time that Radio 2 thinks they are what the audience deserves!

Mines the one without a license in the pocket

"Take it out of Jonathan Ross's salary - I don't see why we should pay for this juvenile crap."

er - we will still be paying for it! who do you think pays Jonny ross's pay? the BBC and who pays the BBC?

Yet another example of why the UK licensing system to fund the beeb is pathetic.

Let the government fund it from regular tax revenues if they want, perhaps a fraction of defense expenditure could be redirected, or else spin it off and let it sell advertising. Either way I don't care because I left the UK 20 years ago, but crap like this is just stupid.

As long as the Beeb has to suck on a government titty for its funding it will always be beholden to government interests unfortunately.

/Paris, because shut up.

Here in New Zealand, the BBC programs are a lot better quality than the locally produced stuff, which is usually an embarrisment .

We have had more than our fair share of pompous twits on the local channels.

Gave up a few years ago and went for Sky.

Even most of the American shows seem to show more intelligence . Had a change of Government , so things might improve.